We’re at the halfway point of the 2025 NRL regular season and the off-field drama is just as hot as what is happening on the field… Will the Top 4 change? Are Newcastle the worst team in the comp? Big problems brewing at the Brisbane Broncos? Will Penrith save their season? AJ on the cusp of NRL try-scoring glory, Wayne Bennett coaches his 950th first-grade rugby league match, The Player Transfer frenzy rumour-mill, and much more… We end our episode with the Super League results for Round 13 and Game 3 of the Women’s State of Origin match!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

04:17 - Episode Overview

05:44 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week: Alex Johnston

09:00 - Who’s in Guildy’s Bin: Scott Drinkwater

11:09 - Tass’ GGOTW: Alex Volkanovski for donation to NRLW Dragons

13:02 - Bunker Review: Player Transfer Rumours (DCE, Reynolds, Morrin, Mahoney, Cleary, May, etc)

32:37 - TSS Tipping + Supercoach money comps [Round 13]

35:45 - NRL Round 13: Dragons def. Knights (Newcastle worst team in the comp)

41:58 - NRL Round 13: Storm def. Titans (GC running last)

45:58 - NRL Round 13: Cowboys def. Tigers (Sinbins save NQ)

51:24 - NRL Round 13: Manly def. Broncos (Big problems in Brisbane)

1:02:21 - NRL Round 13: Warriors def. Rabbitohs (Barnett ruptures ACL)

1:10:36 - NRL Round 13: Panthers def. Eels (Penrith to recover their season?)

1:15:44 - NRL Round 13: Raiders def. Roosters (Canberra the real-deal)

1:23:37 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 14

1:26:48 - ATG: Super League Round 13 results

1:27:37 - ATG: Women’s State of Origin Game 3

1:29:48 - Outro

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Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke.

Podcast mixed by Daniel Tassone using Garageband.

Podcast distributed to all major listening apps using Spotify for Podcasters.

Music credit for this episode: ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay].

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NSW Blues take a 1-0 lead in the 2025 State of Origin Series as the Sideline Story panel give their immediate reactions to the game in a late night edition episode, as well as share their ADSE MVP 3-2-1’s and analyse the FoxSports player ratings… Back over to the NRL, the boys have an in-depth discussion on the Canterbury Bulldogs signing Lachlan Galvin and all the drama surrounding this saga… We end the episode with a wrap-up of Round 12 of the NRL and Super League… Also massive shoutout to our fans for supporting the podcast, as of this week we have surpassed 12,000 followers on Facebook, 4500 followers on Instagram, and 3000 followers on TikTok!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

04:58 - Episode Overview

06:40 - SOO Game One: NSW def. QLD (18-6)

36:16 - SOO Game One: Player Ratings (+ADSE MVP 3-2-1s)

1:14:02 - Bunker Review: Canterbury Bulldogs sign Lachlan Galvin + Phil Gould dilemma

1:46:34 - NRL Round 12 Review + Ladder update

1:58:49 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 13

2:00:41 - ATG: Super League Round 12 results + ladder update

2:01:49 - Outro

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* Good Guys Mowing

* rugbyleague.com

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Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke.

Podcast mixed by Daniel Tassone using Garageband.

Podcast distributed to all major listening apps using Spotify for Podcasters.

Music credit for this episode: ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay].

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The State of Origin period has officially begun as the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons announce their lineups for Game 1 of the 2025 SOO Series, with the panel deep-diving into the selections and omissions from each team… The boys blow-up over the mistreatment of Matin Taupau after he was sacked by the Brisbane Broncos for ‘liking’ an IG post… A massive congratulations to the NSW Blues Women for winning the 2025 SOO Series… The NRL announce the 6 teams heading to LV for 2026… Over to the NRL we witnessed the Bulldogs produce back-to-back comebacks; Knights the worst team in the comp?; Sharks finally piecing it together; Storm the new flat-track bullies?; Broncos in crisis; and much more… We end our episode with the Super League results for Round 11!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro (NSW win Women’s Origin; LV 2026 teams confirmed)

08:28 - Episode Overview

09:07 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week: Braith Anasta

10:28 - Who’s in Guildy’s Bin: Mitch Moses and Isaac Moses

11:40 - Who’s in Tass’ Bin: Madge Maguire and the Broncos for the treatment of Martin Taupau

23:41 - Bunker Review: NSW Blues Lineup analysis for SOO Game 1

58:38 - Bunker Review: QLD Maroons Predictions for Game 1

1:22:06 - Bunker Review: Thoughts on the Origin Coaches

1:26:54 - Bunker Review: SOO Game I Predictions

1:33:06 - NRL Round 11 Review

2:16:41 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 12

2:19:27 - ATG: Super League Round 11 results

2:20:13 - Outro

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Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, check out our sponsors, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform:

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Proudly sponsored by:

* ADSE Apparel

* Best Sport 2.0

* Good Guys Mowing

* rugbyleague.com

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Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke.

Podcast mixed by Daniel Tassone using Garageband.

Podcast distributed to all major listening apps using Spotify for Podcasters.

Music credit for this episode: ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay].

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Logo designed by Tahlia Zaccomer.

© The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021.

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“You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”